CFO & Digitisation Services
At Acumen Professional Services (operating as Acumen Business Consultants), we provide CFO Services and digitization services as a strategy to scale up fast, your start up, growing and mature businesses. We major on micro, small and medium enterprises. We have a great wealth of experience in business consulting drawn from various multinationals in Kenya and across the continent.
Financial Gap Analysis:
Start at the beginning – the Financial Gap Analysis is a deep-dive into company finances performed by a CFO. It gives you in-depth insight into the risks and opportunities within your current finance function, as well a strategy to approach them to maximize company value.
Cash Flow Budgeting & Management:
Cash flow is the lifeblood of any company. As founders, you need to have a deep understanding of cash flow. We utilize top tools and approaches to help you plan and forecast business cash flow.
Financial Forecasts and Projections:
Strong financial models showcase a clear strategy for future growth as well as a thorough understanding of your business. Get the confidence to wow your next financier.
Accounting and Audit Support:
Month-end closes, audit preparation sprints and dealing with auditors push your finance team into the red at key intervals during the year. Add additional capacity to your accounting efforts to make those deadlines every time without burning out your team.
Working Capital Cycle Improvements:
Decrease Debtors days. Increase Creditors days. Decrease inventory days. These three levers help you generate and keep more cash in the business at your current turnover and profit mark, decreasing dependency on operational capital.
Financial Digitization and Innovation:
Recent technological advances enable small and mid-sized companies to run their finances with the same depth of insight previously only reserved for large corporates. Deploy the latest financial technology in your business.
Implementation of Management accounts:
With ever-advancing stakeholders, you need to level up your management reporting. Create clear dashboards, set and track key KPI’s, Business metrics, and level up the quality of your board and shareholder reporting.
Business Valuations:
The value of a business needs to be determined when shares change hands. Whether you are looking to issue new shares to an investor, buy out a shareholder or sell the company – an independent valuation report helps you determine the right price tag.
Post-Investment Financial Management:
Where VCs or external funders are concerned, your CFO can act as post-investment financial manager. Maximizing peace of mind and value for all stakeholders.
Financial Decision-Making:
The ongoing financial decisions that are part of operating a business have an impact on your resources and success. Make the right calls with the help of a part-time CFO who can make meaning of the numbers.
Profit Maximization and Dividends:
We love helping shareholders get a better return for the risk they took when they started or invested in a business. Deploy some of the tools and tactics that maximize profit and make sure that growing recurring dividends are built into standard operating procedures.
